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Hapoel Hevel Modi'in B.C.
Hapoel Hevel Modi'in () is a professional basketball club based in Hevel Modi'in Regional Council of Israel. The team plays in the Israeli National League. History Hapoel Hevel Modi'in have played most of their years in Liga Alef, the fourth and lowest level tier in Israeli basketball, until the 2017–18 season, where they have qualified to the Liga Artzit as the Liga Alef champions. On June 11, 2017, They have appointed Pini Gershon as Hevel Modi'in new general manager. He has resigned from his position on August 8, 2019. In the 2018–19 season, Hevel Modi'in have won the 2019 Liga Artzit championship title, earning a promotion to the Israeli National League for the first time in their history. Current roster Notable alumni * Jimmy Hall Jimmy Hall (born April 26, 1949) is the lead singer and harmonica player for the Southern rock group, Wet Willie. Hall was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and reared in Mobile, Alabama. He first gained recognition in 1970 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga Leumit (basketball)
Liga Leumit (, lit. ''National League'') is the second tier level league of basketball competition in Israel. It is the league level that is below the first tier Israeli Premier League. League system On 30 July, 2024 the Israel Basketball Association announces new game system. The regular season be played in a home-and-away Round-robin tournament, round-robin format. The top 6 finishers will advance to the Top-teams League Group, and the rest of the teams will advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group. The winner of the Top-teams League Group will be promoted to the Israeli Basketball Premier League, Premier League, while the 2nd to 9th ranked teams will advance to the playoff to determine the second team that will be promoted. The two teams that finish at the bottom of the Bottom-Teams League Group will be relegated to the Liga Artzit (basketball), Liga Artzit. Current teams Promotion and relegation Note: See also *Israel Basketball Association *Basketball in Israel Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hevel Modi'in Regional Council
Hevel Modi'in Regional Council () is a regional council (Israel), regional council located partly in the Shephelah region and partly in the Central Coastal Plain region of the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel. It was founded in 1950 and covers an area from Petah Tikva to Modi'in. The council's headquarters are located in the town of Shoham. The council borders *Drom HaSharon Regional Council, El'ad and Rosh HaAyin in the north *Mateh Binyamin Regional Council in the east *Gezer Regional Council and Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut in the south *Drom HaSharon, Lod Valley Regional Council, Lod and Ramle in the west. The head rabbi of the regional council is Rabbi Eliav Meir who is also the head rabbi of Gimzo. List of settlements The council covers a kibbutz, 19 moshavim, three community settlement (Israel), community settlements and a youth village. Kibbutzim *Be'erot Yitzhak Moshavim *Ahisamakh, Israel, Ahisamakh *Bareket *Beit Arif *Beit Nehemia *Ben Shemen *Bnei A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alon Stein
Alon Stein (; born January 4, 1978) is an Israeli-German professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently working as assistant coach for Maccabi Rishon Lezion of the Israeli Premier League. Biography Alon Stein was born in Hadera, Israel. He scored 60 points at the State Youth Cup final in 1992, when he was 14 years old. Sports career He played for the Israeli U22 National Team in 1996–98, alongside Oded Kattash. His first professional team was Hapoel Galil Elyon, which he joined in 1995, at the age of 17. In 2011, Stein signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv () is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, j .... On June 27, 2019, Stein was named Hapoel Hevel Modi'in new head coach. References External links Alon Steinat eurobasket.com Alon Steinat maccabi.co.il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Younger
Anthony Gordon Younger (; born April 1, 1980) is an American-Israeli professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently working as assistant coach for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball at Spring Hill College before playing professionally in Israel and Hungary. Standing at , he primarily plays at the small forward position. Early life and college career Younger was born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut. He played college basketball for the Spring Hill College's Badgers, alongside his teammates Eric Campbell and Mickey Gorka. Professional career In 2002, Younger started his professional career with Maccabi Kiryat Bialik of the Israeli National League, the second-tier league in Israel. He averaged 24.6 points per game, leading his team to the National League Semifinals. In 2008, Younger signed with TF Budapest of the Hungarian Basketball League, where he averaged 13.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.3 steals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Israeli-occupied territories, It occupies the Occupied Palestinian territories, Palestinian territories of the West Bank in the east and the Gaza Strip in the south-west. Israel also has a small coastline on the Red Sea at its southernmost point, and part of the Dead Sea lies along its eastern border. Status of Jerusalem, Its proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, while Tel Aviv is the country's Gush Dan, largest urban area and Economy of Israel, economic center. Israel is located in a region known as the Land of Israel, synonymous with the Palestine (region), Palestine region, the Holy Land, and Canaan. In antiquity, it was home to the Canaanite civilisation followed by the History of ancient Israel and Judah, kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Situate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga Alef (basketball)
In Israel, basketball is a popular sport, with a multi-tiered professional club league system, as well as men's and women's national teams. Professional league structure Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat Ha'Al or the Israeli Premier League, is the top tier level league of basketball competition in Israel, making it Israel's primary basketball competition. Ligat HaAl comprises the top twelve basketball clubs, and was founded in 1954. Liga Leumit Liga Leumit is the second tier level league of basketball competition. The league contains 14 clubs that compete in a home-and-away round-robin. At the end of the season, the top eight clubs advance to the play-offs. The first round is played on a best-of-three basis. The four winning clubs advance to two best-of-five playoffs, the winners of which are promoted to the Super League. The two teams that finish at the bottom of the table are relegated to Liga Artzit. Liga Artzit Liga Artzit is the third tier level league of basketball c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga Artzit (basketball)
Liga Artzit (. ''Artzit'') is the third tier level league of basketball competition in Israel. It is the league level that is below the second tier level Liga Leumit (basketball), Liga Leumit. Until the 1991-92 season it was the second tier level league of basketball competition in Israel. League system The league contains 12 clubs (in two districts), which compete in a home-and-away Round-robin tournament, round-robin. At the end of the season, the first team from each district (South/North) is promoted to the Liga Leumit. The two teams that finish at the bottom of the table are relegated to the fourth tier, Liga Alef (basketball), Liga Alef. Current teams North South Past seasons champions External linksEurobasket page Basketball leagues in Israel, 3 Third-level basketball leagues in Europe, Isr Professional sports leagues in Israel {{basketball-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pini Gershon
Pinhas "Pini" Gershon (; born 13 November 1951), is an Israeli former professional basketball player and coach. He won three top-level European-wide club championships as the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv. He won the FIBA SuproLeague championship in 2001, and the EuroLeague championship in 2004 and 2005. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches in Israeli and European history. He was named the EuroLeague Coach of the Year in 2005. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors, as a coach. He was also the head coach of the senior Bulgarian national team. Early life Gershon grew up and studied in the city of Tel Aviv. His mother was a Moroccan Jew and his father was a Bulgarian Jew. He experienced a rough childhood, as his biological father abandoned the family when he was one year old and left him with his mother, in poverty conditions and moved to England; his step-father was abusive towards him, his sister and their mother. Basketball bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Hall (basketball)
Jimmy Hall (born April 2, 1994) is an American basketball player. He plays the power forward position. He played college basketball for Hofstra University, and for Kent State, where he was All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) First Team for three seasons in a row. He has played most of his professional career in Israel, including for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and plays for Hapoel Afula of the Israeli National League. Early life Hall was born in Brooklyn, New York, and his parents are Noreen Stallings and Jimmy Hall. His siblings are Norvonee, Nalyssa, and Leonissa. He is , and weighs . High school Hall played at St. Anthony High School ('12) in Jersey City, New Jersey, under head coach Bob Hurley. He averaged 5.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in his junior season to help the Friars to an undefeated 33–0 record, NJSIAA Tournament of Champions title, and No. 1 national ranking in both the ''USA Today'' Super 25 and ESPN Powerade Fab 50 polls. Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |